addiction

Words with a similar base: addiction

'addiction'

[addiction.n.01] as in: being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

'addiction'

[addiction.n.02] as in: an abnormally strong craving

'addiction'

[addiction.n.03] as in: (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master

Examples:
under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery

Origins

					addiction (English)
├── -ion (English)
└── addict (English)
    └── addictus (Latin)

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